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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Tuesday to authorize nations to conduct military raids, on land and by air, against pirates plying the waters off the Somalia coast even as two more ships were reportedly hijacked at sea.
The vote represented a major escalation by the world’s big powers in the fight against the pirates, who have disrupted commerce along one of the world’s most active sea routes and acquired tens of millions of dollars in ransom. It came as China — which has seen several ships commandeered in recent months — said it is seriously considering joining U.S., European and Russian warships policing the region.
More than 60 ships have been seized by pirates.
